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SOMERWSORTH — PainCare recently awarded a $2,195 scholarship to Spaulding High School student Emily Benway so she may attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine in Boston.

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Posted Mar. 31, 2013 at 2:00 AM

Posted Mar. 31, 2013 at 2:00 AM

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SOMERWSORTH — PainCare recently awarded a $2,195 scholarship to Spaulding High School student Emily Benway so she may attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine in Boston.

Benway was nominated to attend the forum by Wendy Hendryx of Spaulding High School based on her academic excellence, leadership potential and interest in a career in medicine. She earned a $500 scholarship through the leadership program, and PainCare is pleased to help her the rest of the way.

The National Youth Leadership Forum is dedicated to preparing the nation's future physicians for the opportunities and responsibilities that lie ahead. Benway and her fellow students will have the opportunity to participate in intensive concentrations at Boston's technologically advanced medical institutions, where they can study diagnostic tools and specific medical specialties in detail. Benway will receive college credit through forum partner, George Mason University.

"It is with pride and purpose that we support Emily in this unique educational opportunity," said Dr. Michael O'Connell, CEO of PainCare. "With the supreme challenges facing the medical field, we must generate health care professionals who understand how to most efficiently and effectively treat patients and also emphasize prevention as the optimal means of reducing the health-care costs for our nation."

For more about the National Youth Leadership of Medicine, visit www.nylf.org/MED. For more information about PainCare, visit PainMD.com.

PORTSMOUTH — New Hampshire's second annual Komen Race for the Cure, a 5K run or walk and Kids Fun Run to benefit the Vermont-New Hampshire Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, returns to Strawbery Banke Museum on May 11.

Race organizers are seeking local and statewide sponsors. Sponsorship can be in the form of cash or in-kind donations at all levels.

Classic Cutters, a hair salon on Albany Street, will sponsor the New Hampshire Race's first Survivor Tent. The salon uses and sells only natural, non-carcinogenic and all-organic hair products and offers complimentary styling, coloring and cutting of cancer victim's wigs.

"We are proud to join the Race for the Cure, as well as to sponsor the Survivor Tent in memory of Dianne Hinton," said Marga Coulp, owner of Classic Cutters. "Diane was a local hairdresser that worked for Classic Cutters. She passed away in October 2009 after loosing her long battle with breast cancer. We have all been affected by this disease in one way or another, but it's important that we come together, bring awareness, and help end the battle."

Annually, 75 percent of all monies raised by the Vt.-N.H. affiliate underwrites breast cancer education, screening and treatment programs in those states — in 2012, $500,000 was granted to 16 organizations in the two states — while the remaining 25 percent is dedicated to breast cancer research.

For more about sponsorship opportunities, e-mail sponsorship chairwoman Rachel Copeland at copelandsgk@gmail.com or info@vtnhkomen.org, or call (888) 550-CURE.

YORK, Maine — York Hospital Hospice is offering a new bereavement support group, The Grief Journey, facilitated by Jessica Sharpe, LCSW.

The group will meet from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month beginning April 23 at the York Senior Center, 36 Main St. (behind the police station). To register for this free group, call (800) 933-5593, ext. 4904.

York Hospital Hospice is a partnership between York Hospital and Merrimack Valley Hospice to offer the highest quality end-of-life care and support to families in the southern York County region. For more information, call (207) 337-7333 or visit www.yorkhospital.com.

SOMERSWORTH — Salmon Falls Family Healthcare is the presenting sponsor of the inaugural St. Mary Academy 5K Run/Walk in Dover, to be held at 9 a.m. April 13.

St. Mary Academy is celebrating its centennial with events like the 5K run/walk, the Alumni Gala and Auction, which offers one year of free tuition to one lucky winner, and more.

Salmon Falls Family Healthcare strives to promote a healthy lifestyle for its patients and the community. The health care providers educate families about preventive care, smart food choices and exercise habits, so sponsoring an event like this that encourages physical activity was a natural fit. Claire Menard, a pediatric nurse practitioner at Salmon Falls, takes it one step further by promoting 5210 Healthy NH, a program that fights childhood obesity, with her patients and with the schools in surrounding communities.

Salmon Falls recently relocated to 7 Works Way in Somersworth. For more information, visit SalmonFallsMD.com. To register for the SMA 5K Run/Walk, visit https://milleniumreg.com/sma-5k.

EXETER — Partners for Women's Health, an obstetrics-gynecology practice, has received accreditation from the Ultrasound Practice Council of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine in the areas of obstetrics and gynecology.

Partners for Women's Health achieved this recognition by meeting rigorous voluntary guidelines set by the diagnostic ultrasound profession.

All facets of the practice were assessed, including the training and qualifications of physicians and sonographers, ultrasound equipment maintenance, documentation, storage and record-keeping practices, policies and procedures to protect patients and staff, plus quality assurance methods. In addition, the thoroughness, technical quality, and interpretation of the sonograms the practice performs were also evaluated.

Partners for Women's Health has held accreditation from AIUM for a number of years, and is now renewed for the next three years.

Partners for Women's Health has been providing well-woman care to women of all ages, along with complete obstetrical care, since 1969. For more information, visit www.womenshealthexeter.com.